Mental Health Therapist
CASA Mental Health
- Red Deer, AB
- Permanent
- Full-time
Shift structure: Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours/day
Primary location: Red Deer Public School District
Secondary location(s): Multisite
Union: In-Scope
Classification: Mental Health Therapist
FTE: 0.87-1.0
Status: Permanent
About the Role
CASA Classrooms are CASA’s new model for school-based mental health service. The program addresses the need for services closer to students by bridging a child’s mental health and school needs, through a coordinated approach by a mental health team and a teacher. CASA Classrooms are delivered in partnership with the Government of Alberta, community partners and school divisions.The Mental Health Therapist will:
- Work with the CASA team and external supports to provide high-quality trauma-focused mental health therapies to children, teens and families.
- Build specialized parenting skills for caregivers with children who have exceptional needs.
- Formulate diagnoses as appropriate, using the DSM-5-TR and other diagnostic tools.
- Conduct case management functions, including convening case conferences and liaising with CASA therapists and psychiatrists, community services and other professionals involved with the child and their family.
- Coordinate consultation with others therapists or external partners as appropriate.
- Supervise and/or precept student placements.
- Contribute to staff knowledge and understanding of discipline-specific issues.
- Master’s degree in psychology, social work or occupational therapy.
- A minimum of two years of clinical practice in child and family mental health and/or youth addictions.
- Active registration and in good standing with Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW), College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP) or Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT)
- A satisfactory Criminal Records Check with Vulnerable Sector Search. This would be the financial responsibility of the successful candidate.
- A satisfactory Child Intervention Check.
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or exemption on the basis of a protected legal ground.